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Investigation into the multidimensional genetic basis of drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Dec 2007
Pirmohamed Munir, Arbuckle Julian B, Bowman Clive E, Brunner Margaret, Burns Daniel K, Delrieu Olivier, Dix Lynn P, Twomey John A, Stern Robert S
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OBJECTIVE: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare severe blistering skin diseases, which are mainly caused by drugs. The two idiosyncratic conditions are distinguished on the basis of the degree of blistering, possibly representing diseases at different ends of the same spectrum. A genetic predisposition has been postulated. METHOD: We have retrospectively identified a...
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